WEDDINGS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 29, 4 February 1939, Page 2

WEDDINGS

BELL—HARCOURT Led by Major A. O. McDuff, officers of the Canterbury Regiment, in which the bridegroom holds the rank of captain, formed a guard of honour for the bridal party leaving the church, when Miss Lucie Matchern Harcourt was married to Mr. Raymond Henry Bell in Christchurch. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Harcourt, Shirley, Christchurch, and the bridegroom is the only son of Mrs. E. Bell and the late Mr. Henry Bell, of St. Alban’s, Christchurch. Trinity Congregational Church had been prettily decorated for the occasion by the sisters of the bride. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Millbrun Stewart and was fully choral.

Escorted by her father as she entered the church, the bride wore a frock of cream lace over taffeta cut on classical lines, with long, close-fit-ting sleeves and the skirt falling into a graceful train. Her tulle veil was held in place by a halo of orange blossom and a spray of orange blossom worn by the bridegroom’s mother on her wedding day was fastened in the corsage of her gown. Christmas lilies formed a sheaf bouquet. The bridesmaid, Miss Edith Cordell, wore blue floral georgette sashed in pink and she carried a sheaf of pink gladioli. Mr. Eric Harcourt, brother of the bride, was best man.

A reception was held at the Mayfair Cabaret and the bride travelled later in a smartly-striped green crepe de chine frock, beige hat trimmed with green, and dark green coat. MUTTER—WILSON Huge bowls of pale pink and white hydrangeas and pink and cream roses, made a very attractive setting for the wedding of Nellie Leila, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson, of Inglewood, who was married to the Rev. John Charles Welham Mutter, hospital chaplain, Palmerston North, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mutter, of Featherston, which took place at St. Peter's Church, Palmerston North, on the morning of January 23. The beautiful decorations in the church were arranged by the choir members and friends of the bridegroom. The bridal group stood under a wedding bell of white hydrangeas, tree phlox and pink roses. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Canon G. Y. Woodward for the Rev. F. S. Ramson, was unable to officiate on account of an injury to his arm. Mr. 11. S. Porteous presided at the organ.

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore an exquisite model gown of ivory chantilly lace, cut on classical lines. The skirt featured inset godets of matching ivory silk net finished with fine pleating. The veil, which formed a second train ove» the lace, was beautifully embroidered to match the gown, and of special interest was the orange blossom coronet worn by the bride, as this had been worn by the bride’s mother on her wedding day. A necklace of rhinestones, the gift of her father, completed the bride’s charming ensemble. She carried a shower bouquet of

cream tulips and gladioli, white gypsoph: lia with maidenhair and asparagus fern. Miss Lorraine Young, of Wanganui, cousin of the bride, attended as bridesmaid, wearing a frock of shadow stripe sheer plisse in pastel pink tonings, with shirred bodice and sleeves and finished with a velvet sash to tone. Her headdress was a coronet of pink flowers and silver leaves and silver shoes and long pink mittens were worn. She carried a bouquet of pink roses, begonias, carnations, maidenhair fern and asparagus tied with silver ribbon. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Clifton Duncan, of Wellington, as best man. The ushers were Messrs. S. and K. Wilson. At the reception held at “The Jade,” the Square, Palmerston North, the guests were received by the bride's parents. Mrs. Wilson wore a model frock of black floral sheer with autumn tonings, a smartly-modelled

toque of stiffened black taffeta, the only trimming being diamante ornaments and a French floating all-over veil. She held an autumn-tinted posy. Mrs. Spinks, grandmother of the bride, wore a frock of air force blue crepe marocain, with model hat in navy crinoline trimmed with Du-Barry roses and lace bows. Her bouquet was of pale mauve sweet peas. The table decorations were carried out with Iceland poppies, gladioli and sweet peas in tonings of pink. The flower on the wedding cake had also been used at the wedding of the bride’s mother. When the bride and bridegroom later left by car for Wellington, the bride was wearing a distinctive frock of dusky pink triple French georgette, matching coatee with bishop sleeves, a veiled brown sisol straw hat and brown accessories.